On big city mayors
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My comment a few seconds ago in the 2023 draft pick cut thread included the name of the mayor of DC, which I had to google despite the fact she’s been mayor for many years.
This could be influenced by where I live and have lived, but it seems to me that those of us who pay attention at all to politics:
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Always know who the mayor of NY is.
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Generally, but maybe not always, know the name of the mayors of LA and Chicago.
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Know the names of other cities’ mayors only if there’s a scandal of some sort (I knew Marion Barry’s name, for example), or if they make the news for some specific reason, usually not good.
#1 isn’t just geographic bias, I’ll claim. I knew the names of NYC mayors even as a kid. Who didn’t know who Ed Koch was?
What says you guys? Am I off base?
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My comment a few seconds ago in the 2023 draft pick cut thread included the name of the mayor of DC, which I had to google despite the fact she’s been mayor for many years.
This could be influenced by where I live and have lived, but it seems to me that those of us who pay attention at all to politics:
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Always know who the mayor of NY is.
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Generally, but maybe not always, know the name of the mayors of LA and Chicago.
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Know the names of other cities’ mayors only if there’s a scandal of some sort (I knew Marion Barry’s name, for example), or if they make the news for some specific reason, usually not good.
#1 isn’t just geographic bias, I’ll claim. I knew the names of NYC mayors even as a kid. Who didn’t know who Ed Koch was?
What says you guys? Am I off base?
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@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
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@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.
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@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.
My bad...
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@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
By the way, I didn’t have unaided recall of Byrne, but with your nudge I remember. I don’t remember Bilandic. Maybe I was overseas then.
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For some reason, I was thinking the other day that I used to know who was the mayor of the cities mentioned.
No longer. Maybe because we don't all watch the same nightly news anymore.
I forget the name of the mayor of the town where I live. I have met him and talked to him, but I forget his name.
Of course I forget a lot of things now.
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@Horace said in On big city mayors:
The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.
Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.
Only non-witches get due process.
- Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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@Horace said in On big city mayors:
The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.
Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
@Horace said in On big city mayors:
The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.
Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.
Your Johnson is smaller than the mayor's, which contains a T.
